λ A rare Chinese Imperial red cinnabar lacquer box and cover Qianlong 1736-95

λ A rare Chinese Imperial red cinnabar lacquer box and cover Qianlong 1736-95, the lobbed body carved in relief with eight panels containing seasonal flowers on a ground of formal scrolling lotus, the cover with a geometric cell-diaper ground inset in jade, hardstones, ivory and turquoise with a vase of flowers and other auspicious things, the inlays to the cover perhaps later additions, 31.5cm. (2)

Sold together with a letter to General Spratt Bowring from Wang Ho Hsuan, dated Peking July 1901.

Provenance: General Spratt Bowring, acquired in the Boxer Rebellion.

Cf. J Li, Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty,The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol.46, p.14-15.

清乾隆  御製剔紅嵌百寶博古圖蓋盒及信箋

來源：太平天國時期獲得，斯巴洛特·包爾將軍收藏